Free ADR Scheduling Order - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-02580-TEH

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Filed 05/15/2007

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARGARET A. GONZALES,
No. C 07-02580 EMC Plaintiff (s), v.

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION,
Defendant(s).

ORDER SETTING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND ADR DEADLINES

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is assigned to the Honorable Edward M. Chen. When serving the complaint or notice of removal, the plaintiff or removing defendant must serve on all other parties a copy of this order, the handbook entitled ADispute Resolution Procedures in the Northern District of California@ , the Notice of Assignment of Case to a United States Magistrate Judge for Trial, and all other documents specified in Civil Local Rule 4-2. Counsel must comply with the case schedule listed below unless the Court otherwise orders. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action is assigned to the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Multi-Option Program governed by ADR Local Rule 3. Counsel and clients shall familiarize themselves with that rule and with the handbook entitled ADispute Resolution Procedures in the Northern District of California.@

CASE SCHEDULE -ADR MULTI-OPTION PROGRAM
Date Event Governing Rule

5/15/2007 8/1/2007

Complaint filed
Last day to: $ meet and confer re: initial disclosures, early settlement, ADR process selection, and discovery plan $ file Joint ADR Certification with Stipulation to ADR Process or Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference FRCivP_26(f) & ADR L.R.3-5 Civil_L.R. 16-8 FRCivP 26(a) (1) Civil _L.R . 16-9

8/15/2007

Last day to file Rule 26(f) Report, complete initial disclosures or state objection in Rule 26(f) Report and file Case Management Statement per attached Standing Order re Contents of Joint Case Management Statement (also available at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov)

8/22/2007

INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (CMC) in Courtroom C,15th Floor,SF at 1:30 PM

Civil _L.R. 16-10